Frederic Philip Tomlinson
Frederic Philip Tomlinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1846 |
| Died | 31 August 1883 (aged 37) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Notable work | Harris's Criminal Law |
Frederic Philip Tomlinson (10 July 1846 - 31 August 1883) was an English barrister and legal scholar.[1][2][3][4][5] He was co-editor of Harris's Principles of the Criminal Law, which was a leading[6] textbook on English criminal law.
Early life and education
Tomlinson was born on 10 July 1846 at Heysham, Lancashire, the fifth son of Thomas Tomlinson, a barrister, and Sarah Mashiter, daughter of the Rev. Roger Mashiter of Bolton-le-Sands.[1] His brother was William Tomlinson.
He was schooled at Westminster School and was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge as a pensioner in 1864, later becoming a scholar in 1867, and taking the B.A. in 1868 (proceeded by seniority to the M.A. in 1872).[1][4]
He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1867 and called to the Bar in the Michelmas term of 1871.[3][4]
Career
Tomlinson practised as a special pleader and circuit junior on the Northern Circuit, and he held chambers in the Temple, London.[4][1]
In 1881, he co-wrote the second edition of Principles of the Criminal Law with Seymour F. Harris,[7] and he wrote The Judicature Acts and Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883: With Notes and Index,[8] which was published posthumously in 1884.
Personal life and death
On 29 July 1876, Tomlinson married Mary Reid, eldest daughter of Sir James John Reid, a Scottish advocate and former colonial Chief Justice of the Ionian Islands.[1]
He died after a short illness on 31 August 1883 at Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, aged 37.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Venn, John (1954). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge from the Earliest Times to 1900. Part II, Volume VI: Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
- ^ "Frederic Philip Tomlinson". venn.lib.cam.ac.uk. ACAD – A Cambridge Alumni Database.
- ^ a b "Tomlinson, Frederic Philip". Inner Temple Collections.
- ^ a b c d Lynch, David (2005). Northern Circuit Directory 1876-2004. Bluecoat Press. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-904438-24-3.
- ^ a b "Deaths: Frederick Philip Tomlinson". The Times. 5 September 1883.
- ^ Ringrose, C. W. (1962). Where to Look for Your Law (14th ed.). London: Sweet & Maxwell.
- ^ Harris, Seymour F.; Tomlinson, Frederic P. (1881). Principles of the criminal law (2nd ed.).
- ^ Tomlinson, Frederic Philip (1883). The Judicature Acts and Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883, with notes and index. W. Clowes.